Venur
Also known as: Venoor · Yenur
The third and smallest of the coastal Gommateshwara monoliths, raised in 1604 on the bank of the Gurupura river. It is the least visited of the three, and the setting — a small town, a river, no crowds — is the reason to come.
- Digambar
- Tradition
- Atishaya kshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Venur
- Nearest town
- Not listed
- Staying there
Why this place
The third and smallest of the coastal Gommateshwara monoliths, raised in 1604 on the bank of the Gurupura river. It is the least visited of the three, and the setting — a small town, a river, no crowds — is the reason to come.
Associated with
- Bahubali (Gommateshwara)
Getting there
- By rail
- Mangaluru.
- By air
- Mangaluru.
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Community-sourced contacts
From jaintirthkshetra.com, a community directory. These are not published by the trusts themselves, and most are the personal mobiles of named office-bearers rather than office lines — so please confirm before you travel, and be considerate about when you call.
Managing body, as the directory names it
Shri Digambar Jain Tirthakshetra Committee, Venur
Listed
Community-sourced — please confirm before travelling
President — Dr. D Virendra Hegde
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Secretary — Shri A. Gunpal Jain
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The directory records a bhojanshala at this site.
Directory record: Shri Bahubali Digambar Jian Atishaya Kshetra, Venur Sub District- Belthangadi, District- South Kannad (Karnataka), Pin-574242 · Venur Shri Bahubali Digamber Jai · Belthangadi, Karnataka · jaintirthkshetra.com · 2026-08-16
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Sources
Every entry says where its facts came from. Community directories are often the only place a dharamshala or a landline is written down, so we keep them — and label them.
- Wikipedia — VenurWikipedia